Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Patient stairs down
Root twice, then two steps down into the next chord. Musicians call it walk-down 8-8-7-6.
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How Patient stairs down goes
One bar over a C chord: a row for each key, a column for each step, the finger on each note. Over another chord, move the same shape to its root.
Walk-down: Step by step down into the next chord.
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What is Patient stairs down on piano?
Root twice, then two steps down into the next chord. Musicians call it walk-down 8-8-7-6, one of the walk-down patterns: step by step down into the next chord.
How do I play walk-down 8-8-7-6 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C4 (1), then C4 (1), then B3 (4), then A3 (5); the number after each note is the finger (1 is the thumb). Over any other chord, move the same shape to that chord's root.
What songs use Patient stairs down?
It is heard in 130 songs of the library, as the main groove of 1 song, such as Linus And Lucy, Hound Dog, Top Of The World, Can't Buy Me Love.
Is Patient stairs down easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.